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*25 January – [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] is established.
*25 January – [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] is established.
*26 January – The [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] comes into force making India [[Dominion of India|a republic]], the day is observed as [[Republic Day]] ever since and declares [[Kashmir and Jammu]] into the Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first [[Commonwealth republic]].
*26 January – The [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] comes into force making India [[Dominion of India|a republic]], the day is observed as [[Republic Day]] ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first [[Commonwealth republic]].
*26 January – [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] moves into [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] as the first [[President of India]].
*26 January – [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] moves into [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] as the first [[President of India]].
*28 January – the [[Supreme Court of India]] is established, replacing both the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] and the [[Federal Court of India]] at the top of India's court system.
*28 January – the [[Supreme Court of India]] is established, replacing both the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] and the [[Federal Court of India]] at the top of India's court system.
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*31 July 1950 – [[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship]] signed
*31 July 1950 – [[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship]] signed
*15 August – The 8.6 {{M|w}} [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|Assam–Tibet earthquake]] shakes the region with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between 1,500–3,300 people.
*15 August – The 8.6 {{M|w}} [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|Assam–Tibet earthquake]] shakes the region with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between 1,500–3,300 people.
*3 November - [[Air India Flight 245]] crashed near [[Mont Blanc]], [[France]].
*13 December - A [[Douglas DC-3]] Dakota flight of  [[Air India]] having a scheduled flight between [[Madras]] and [[Trivandrum International Airport]] crashed near [[Kotagiri]] on its descent to [[Coimbatore International Airport]] killing 20 people. The wreckage was discovered only after three days. The son of [[Travancore–Cochin]] Chief minister, [[C. Kesavan]] was also killed in the accident.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pottamkulam|first=George Abraham|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=x4kkEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=kotagiri+wreckage+airindia&source=bl&ots=iatgtqnW23&sig=ACfU3U1Lup42N9OlYriL8BW-M5gD7tJhOw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir7bOw6YfyAhU3zjgGHX5eDBAQ6AEwEnoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=kotagiri%20wreckage%20airindia&f=false|title=Tamilnadu A Journey in Time Part II: People, Places and Potpourri|date=2021-03-17|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-63806-520-3|language=en}}</ref>


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*1 July – [[Ekram Ali]], poet and critic.
*1 July – [[Ekram Ali]], poet and critic.
*19 August – [[Sudha Murty]], social worker and author
*19 August – [[Sudha Murty]], social worker and author
*22 August – [[Yuri Suri]], Bollywood actor
*17 September – [[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]]
*17 September – [[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]]
*18 September – [[Shabana Azmi]], actress and social activist & [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] – Kannada actor
*18 September – [[Shabana Azmi]], actress and social activist & [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] – Kannada actor
*24 September – [[Mohinder Amarnath]], cricketer.
*24 September – [[Mohinder Amarnath]], cricketer.
*12 December – [[Rajinikanth]], film actor
*12 December – [[Rajinikanth]], film actor
*20 December – [[Abul Kalam Qasmi]], Urdu poet and critic (died 2021)


==Deaths==
==Deaths==